Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a 125-122 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Monday.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
DALLAS — Santi Aldama has played three games for the Dallas Mavericks without much practice time next to his new teammates. In the third of them Monday night, he scored 10 points in 19 minutes of a 125-122 win over the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center.
As the face of the Dallas Mavericks franchise, there have been several eyes on Cooper Flagg entering his sophomore season. Despite the inherent pressure of carrying a franchise at just 19 years old, it is safe to say that the Mavericks’ superstar has delivered.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a thrilling 125-122 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
This Dallas Mavericks team is showing some bite and fight well beyond their years. On Sunday, on the first night of a back-to-back, the Mavericks got into a bit of a kerfuffle with the Brooklyn Nets — with rookie Morez Johnson Jr.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks downgraded rookie Morez Johnson Jr. from questionable to out for Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center with a left shin/tibia contusion.
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving is off the Dallas Mavericks’ injury report for Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center, the second night of a home back-to-back.
The Dallas Mavericks are coming off a dominant 130-93 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening, which pushed them to 6-4 through the first 10 games of the season.